Also among our discussions were plans for an Organization with Conventions, Membership Cards, and of all things, Dues. We are still just thinking and planning, but we'd like to hear your opinions and ideas on the subject before we go ahead with further plans.    Unsigned, presumably Roger Montandon (Juggler’s Bulletin #3, Dec. 1944)

 It has long been our contention that television will offer new and excellent fields for jugglers but no doubt standard acts will have to fit to the limitations of television until further perfection.  With this field in mind it might be wise to keep in Mind the type of juggling best adapted to video, and have such material ready for the break.  Unsigned, presumably Roger Montandon (Juggler’s Bulletin #4, Jan 1945)

The scene was China in 1927. An American newspaperman, covering the Chinese revolution, was captured by a gang of bandits and held for ransom. The deal moved slowly. The bandits became impatient, and threatened the correspondent with death. Suddenly the victim recalled that during his school days he had often put on a juggling act. Picking up some rubble from the ground, he astonished the brigands with his clever juggling feats. They were so fascinated and pleased by his performance that they permitted him to go free. The ingenious newspaperman returned to America , where today he is known as the dean of news commentators. His name is Hans Van Kaltenborn.    Irving ]ohnson in Coronet Magazine (reprinted in Juggler's Bulletin #4, Jan 45)

A few "remember whens" - In 1892 the Barnum and Bailey circus had a juggler who handled three full-sized beer kegs and caught one by each edge. He also handled three old fashioned water pitchers and caught each one by the handle. I have since witnessed the following feats. Enrico Rastelli juggled eight plates.  Paul Nichols juggled seven Hoops, Frank LeDent juggled nine balls.  The Ringling B & B shows had a five person troupe where three of them juggled five Indian Clubs at once - also a return act with lighted torches.    George W. Russell (Juggler's Bulletin #6, March 1945)

A serious note creeps in as we learn from George DeMorr that Bob Ripa was killed in a plane crash in the South Pacific while on tour with a U.S.O. unit.  George further reports that John Knart, know professionally as "Johnny Ray The Juggler" was killed a the tank battle of Normandy Roger Montandon (Juggler's Bulletin #8, May 1945)  

He (Roger Montandon) is now experimenting with black light which is right up his alley. This angle should help put juggling in the top brackets of novelty acts and it is easy to visualize the numerous three-ball tricks with the performer invisible.  Doug Couden (Juggler's Bulletin #9, June 1945)  

Bandits are quite a problem in China, and they even attack convoys. There was a bandit village 35 miles from an airport. One night they attacked a village by the airport, killed eight people and got $100, so you can see life is very cheap in China . Our work here seems to be outside, but we've been lucky and haven't called any shows on account of rain. I worked in the rain one night in China with myself and props all wet. We were going by truck in the evening recently and saw a full-grown wolf alongside the road, and he followed us for a little distance and then stopped. I guess he figured he didn't have enough red points* to eat me. Stan Kavanagh (Juggler's Bulletin #11, August 1945) *"Red points" were a reference to wartime meat rationing.